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Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
Among LA Times buyouts, two assistant managing editors and six bureau chiefs leaving — Buyout list at LA Times ‘makes you want to cry’ — An LA Times newsroom pod. — With dozens of veteran Los Angeles Times journalists cleaning out their desks this week, the magnitude of the experience leaving …
Discussion:
FishbowlNY, @cmonstah, @qhardy, @mccarthyryanj, @theharryshearer and @davidjoachim
Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat:
Social media drove more referrals than search for 2015's biggest news stories — Publishing analytics provider Parse.ly wanted to find out where web traffic for 2015's top news stories came from — search engines or social networks. — The company found that social media continues to account …
William D. Cohan / New York Times:
Pearson's success with getting high prices for The Financial Times and the Economist defied trends in valuation of news organizations — Pearson's Big Paydays Defy the Odds Against Print Media — It has been tough sledding for print media. More than 150 newspapers have closed or converted …
Discussion:
@facklernyt and Talking Biz News
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Spacesuit-wearing Jeff Bezos says The Washington Post's goal is to become the “new paper of record” — Jeff Bezos did something with a rocket Tuesday morning, tweeted for the first time ever, and, more importantly for our purposes, spoke briefly on CBS This Morning about his vision for The Washington Post, which he bought in 2013.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
As NPR's core audience grows older, it struggles to attract younger listeners — NPR is graying, and public radio is worried about it — As NPR came of age in the 1980s, its audience matured with it. Three decades later, that is starting to look like a problem.
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, Bloomberg View, @foxjust and The Laurel
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Probing Comcast's Role in ‘Spot’ Cable Ad Sales Market — DOJ investigating whether Comcast hinders competition in cable ad sales — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Comcast Corp. 's business practices in the $5 billion cable advertising-sales market …
Guardian:
Daily Mail accused of paying €50,000 for CCTV video of Paris attack — Representatives of paper acquired video that had previously been encrypted by police and then insisted hard disk was destroyed, claims witness — The Daily Mail has been accused of paying €50,000 (£35,000) …
Discussion:
@janinegibson
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Ethical questions raised after Daily Beast executive editor Noah Shachtman urges boycott of Trump's businesses — Over the line? A top Daily Beast editor urges boycott against ‘racist’ Trump — Donald Trump is no stranger to journalistic criticism and mockery—and isn't shy about hitting back hard.
Discussion:
Raw Story, @howardkurtz, @oliverdarcy, TheBlaze.com, CNNMoney and Mediaite
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
TV news experts offer outlets quick explanations, rule out incorrect theories, and provide inexpensive coverage — TV's talking heads: who are they and why do we need them? — Breaking news provides a forum for experts willing to hold forth. But why do we need them?
Tara Conlan / Guardian:
UK government to give BBC £289M over five years to invest in expansion of TV and radio services overseas — BBC World Service to receive £289m from government — Cash injection over next five years will allow expansion of service in regions including North Korea, Ethiopia and Russia
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Interview with John Oliver on his HBO show Last Week Tonight, why his comedy isn't activism, and working at the BBC — Lunch with the FT: John Oliver — Over sushi in Manhattan, the satirical news anchor talks about failure in England, hosting his own US show and why he's not practising comedy as activism
Daniel Terdiman / Fast Company:
Inside “The Bunker”: Twentieth Century Fox's Futuristic VR Innovation Lab — Fast Company knows you're curious about VR, but probably still have a lot of questions. That's why we are launching a new column where our own Daniel Terdiman will answer all of your questions about the new technology.
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